Floods kill at least 13 people in central Vietnam
Flood sinks many houses
in Quang Nam Province, located in central Vietnam.
Floods brought by torrential
rain since late November have killed at least 13 people in central Vietnam
while more heavy rain is expected in coming days, the government and state
media said on Sunday.
Six people have died in
floods in Binh Dinh province since Thursday and another four were killed in
Quang Ngai province, while more than 10,000 homes in the two provinces were
submerged, the government said.
Three children aged between
four and 13 were swept away in flood waters in Quang Nam province on
Saturday, the Thanh Nien (Young
People) newspaper cited a provincial report as saying.
A cold snap now moving
southward is forecast to bring heavy rain to central provinces between now
and next Thursday, the government report said.
Floods killed 65 people since
October in central provinces, submerged 200,000 homes and damaged railway and
roads, with losses valued at more than 7 trillion dong ($309 million), the government
said on Friday.
The flood-stricken areas are
in the north, outside Vietnam's Central Highlands coffee belt and Mekong
Delta food basket.
Flood hits a road
in Quang Nam, located in central Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre
People use boats to
travel on a flooded street in Tam Ky, the capital city of Quang Nam Province,
located in central Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre
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Chủ Nhật, 4 tháng 12, 2016
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